Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,041
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 337
- Part D claims, 2024
- 15,794
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 645 South Central Ave, Chicago, IL 60644
- Practice phone
- Call (773) 626-4300
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi is an internist in Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Kuchipudi practices at Loretto Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of The Loretto Hospital.
Dr. Kuchipudi's NPI, 1821057324, was assigned on March 22, 2006. Dr. Kuchipudi graduated from Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery in 2001. Dr. Kuchipudi holds Illinois license 036111755.
- NPI
- 1821057324NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0749243566
- NPI enumeration date
- March 22, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (773) 626-4300
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi practices at Loretto Hospital in Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Kuchipudi's primary practice is Loretto Hospital, at 645 South Central Ave, Chicago, IL 60644 in Cook County. The practice phone is (773) 626-4300.
- Loretto Hospital645 South Central Ave, Chicago, IL 60644 · Cook CountyPhone(773) 626-4300
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi is affiliated with 13 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Kuchipudi's primary practice is Loretto Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of The Loretto Hospital. Dr. Kuchipudi is also affiliated with Community First Medical Center. The medical group on file is Thorek Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kuchipudi to 3 more hospitals, 5 skilled nursing facilities, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency, 1 hospice and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kuchipudi practices, 13 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Loretto Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +12 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi is one of 5,652 internists in Illinois
Internal medicine is Dr. Kuchipudi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Kuchipudi is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, IllinoisPrimary
Internists near Dr. Kuchipudi
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi billed Medicare for 2,041 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,041 Medicare services from Dr. Kuchipudi across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 337 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $139,143 for them.
Dr. Kuchipudi's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,3852024: 1,99216%
- Surgery
- 2023: 432024: 4914%
Where Dr. Kuchipudi's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office65232%
- In a facility1,38968%
Dr. Kuchipudi compared with the Illinois median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Kuchipudi
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 2,041vs 5663.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 337vs 20862% above
- Part D claims
- 15,061vs 28453.0 times
Medians across 5,192 internists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kuchipudi's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi treated 337 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 63
CMS counts 337 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kuchipudi in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 152 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 77% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.19, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kuchipudi's median patient age at 65, with 43% women.
Dr. Kuchipudi's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Kuchipudi's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women13440%
- Men20360%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kuchipudi's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Mood disorders65%
- Anxiety59%
- Diabetes59%
- Schizophrenia and other psychoses54%
- Depression53%
- Arthritis45%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kuchipudi's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women43%
- Men57%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi wrote 15,794 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kuchipudi wrote 15,794 Medicare Part D claims for 249 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 15,061 of them, across 130 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $492,931 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,789 claims across 110 drugs.
Dr. Kuchipudi's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic14,460 claims92%
- Brand-name1,288 claims8%
- Other46 claims0%
Dr. Kuchipudi's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Kuchipudi's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%126 of 15,794 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over3%440 of 15,794 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 5,7892024: 15,061160%
Drugs named by CMS: 130 in 2024, 110 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Kuchipudi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Kuchipudi as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Kuchipudi in 2023.
Recent publications by Dr. Kuchipudi
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi received $5,619 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 82 general payments to Dr. Kuchipudi from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc paid the most, $917.
General payments to Dr. Kuchipudi by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Kuchipudi by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$5,53799%
- Education$651%
- Travel and lodging$170%
Companies that paid Dr. Kuchipudi the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi graduated from Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery
Dr. Kuchipudi graduated from Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery in 2001.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi's NPI number?
Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi's NPI number is 1821057324. It was assigned on March 22, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi?
Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi is an internist in Chicago, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi practice?
Dr. Kuchipudi practices at 645 South Central Ave, Chicago, IL 60644. Dr. Kuchipudi's primary practice is Loretto Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of The Loretto Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kuchipudi to 3 hospitals, 5 skilled nursing facilities, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency, 1 hospice and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kuchipudi is (773) 626-4300.
What is Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi's medical license number?
Dr. Kuchipudi holds Illinois license 036111755.
Which hospitals is Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi affiliated with?
Dr. Kuchipudi practices at Loretto Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Kuchipudi is also affiliated with Community First Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Kuchipudi to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi part of?
Dr. Kuchipudi is linked to Thorek Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Kuchipudi to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kuchipudi billed Medicare for 2,041 services in 2024, and Dr. Kuchipudi accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Kuchipudi as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi see?
CMS counts 337 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kuchipudi in 2024, with an average age of 63.
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What services does Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kuchipudi's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), nursing facility care (99308) and hospital inpatient care (99231).
Where did Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi go to medical school?
Dr. Kuchipudi graduated from Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery in 2001.
What drugs does Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kuchipudi's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Metformin HCl and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,619 in general payments to Dr. Kuchipudi from 24 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
How long has Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi been practicing?
Dr. Kuchipudi graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
Does Dr. Sandesh Kuchipudi do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Kuchipudi.
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